]]>https://techzipp.wordpress.com/2013/09/26/ios7-lockscreen-glitch-uploading-video-bug-multitasking-issue/feed/0akhilesh91Nokia, HTC, Motorola and more take to Twitter to rain on Apple’s big dayhttps://techzipp.wordpress.com/2013/09/11/nokia-htc-motorola-and-more-take-to-twitter-to-rain-on-apples-big-day/
https://techzipp.wordpress.com/2013/09/11/nokia-htc-motorola-and-more-take-to-twitter-to-rain-on-apples-big-day/#respondWed, 11 Sep 2013 07:06:50 +0000http://techzipp.wordpress.com/?p=725Continue reading →]]>Not everyone was all that happy to let Apple have its day in the spotlight and leave it at that. Of course, it shouldn’t be much of a surprise that competing companies would take to Twitter to try to draw a bit of attention away from Apple and its iPhone announcements. Some worked well, some didn’t, and some were just odd, so let’s round up the most notable.

Our favorite was likely Nokia, but that’s mostly because we freaking loveBreaking Bad, and we definitely agree that “Real gangsters don’t use gold phones.” Motorola used the time to simply link to its recently released “Lazy Phone” ads with TJ Miller. The official Windows Phone Twitter account went the GIF route to show off the Lumia 1020 camera. Then, there was Denny’s which you certainly wouldn’t expect, but that was definitely a good one.

HTC bombed the day, in our opinion. HTC didn’t have any images prepared, and didn’t even seem to have a good writing team on the job, so rather than pithy, it just came off as mean-spirited. Oh well. They can’t all be winners.

]]>https://techzipp.wordpress.com/2013/09/11/nokia-htc-motorola-and-more-take-to-twitter-to-rain-on-apples-big-day/feed/0akhilesh91Nokia, HTC, Motorola and more take to Twitter to rain on Apple's big dayNokia, HTC, Motorola and more take to Twitter to rain on Apple's big dayNokia, HTC, Motorola and more take to Twitter to rain on Apple's big dayNokia, HTC, Motorola and more take to Twitter to rain on Apple's big dayNokia, HTC, Motorola and more take to Twitter to rain on Apple's big dayNokia, HTC, Motorola and more take to Twitter to rain on Apple's big dayNokia, HTC, Motorola and more take to Twitter to rain on Apple's big dayNokia, HTC, Motorola and more take to Twitter to rain on Apple's big dayApple announces iPhone 5s: Touch ID fingerprint security, 64-bit A7 CPU, new gold option coming Sept. 20https://techzipp.wordpress.com/2013/09/11/apple-announces-iphone-5s-touch-id-fingerprint-security-64-bit-a7-cpu-new-gold-option-coming-sept-20/
https://techzipp.wordpress.com/2013/09/11/apple-announces-iphone-5s-touch-id-fingerprint-security-64-bit-a7-cpu-new-gold-option-coming-sept-20/#respondTue, 10 Sep 2013 20:49:39 +0000http://techzipp.wordpress.com/?p=723Continue reading →]]>Apple took the wraps off the iPhone 5s on Tuesday, the first smartphone in the world with a 64-bit desktop-class chip, and the new Touch ID fingerprint sensor that allows users to securely unlock the device with just the touch of a finger.

The iPhone 5s sports a design similar to the iPhone 5, with a high-grade aluminum back cut with chamfered edges. It will be available in three colors: “space gray,” white and silver, and a new gold and white option.

Both it and the iPhone 5c, which was also announced on Tuesday, will go on sale next Friday, Sept. 20 in the U.S., Australia, Canada, China, France, Germany, Japan, Singapore, and the U.K.

Pricing on the iPhone 5s is the same as its predecessor: $199 with a new two-year service contract for the entry-level 16-gigabyte model, while 32-gigabytes will run $299, and 64-gigabytes is $399.

Touch ID

One of the biggest additions to the iPhone 5s is the new Touch ID sensor, built right into the home button on the device. The sensor is 170 microns thin, senses 500 pixels per inch, and scans a user’s sub-epidermal skin layers.

The new sensor is capable of securely reading a user’s fingerprint in 360 degrees, from any orientation. The updated home button is also made of sapphire crystal, so it won’t scratch and prevent use.

Now users will be able to simply touch their home button to unlock their phone, enter passwords, or authorize transactions on the App Store or iTunes.

Touch ID can handle multiple fingerprints, and the new home button uses capacitive touch to read a user’s unique finger. The fingerprint data is never available to other software, and it is not backed up to Apple’s servers, leaving it stored entirely on the device in a secure fashion.

Processing power

The new A7 processor includes over 1 billion transistors, which doubles that of its predecessor, the A6. Accordingly, Apple’s iOS 7 operating system had been updated to take advantage with a 64-bit kernel, libraries and drivers.

As a result, the new CPU is twice as fast, and graphics performance has also been doubled. Apple marketing chief Phil Schiller boasted that the new A7 is 40 times faster than the original iPhone.

To show off the power of the A7, Epic Games was at Tuesday’s iPhone keynote to unveil the upcoming iOS title “Infinity Blade III,” scheduled to launch alongside the iPhone 5S. The publisher said that the new chip enabled four times the character detail with new features like blur and lens flares.

New M7 chip

Another new piece of silicon in the iPhone 5S is the M7 motion co-processor. It constantly measures motion data, enabling an entirely new generation of health and fitness applications, Schiller said.

A new application from Nike will take advantage of the M7, dubbed Nike+ Move. The software uses both the M7 and GPS to keep track of user activities.

Even with the new processing power, Apple claims the iPhone 5s will offer 10 hours of 3G talk time and 250 hours of standby. It also has 10 hours of LTE browsing, and 40 hours of music playback.

Upgraded camera

The iPhone 5s also boasts an overhauled camera with an f/2.2 aperture. The Apple-designed 5-element lens has a 15-percent larger active sensor area, enabling bigger pixels for higher picture quality

The iPhone 5s also boasts an overhauled camera with an f/2.2 aperture. The Apple-designed 5-element lens has a 15-percent larger active sensor area, enabling biger pixels for higher picture quality

iOS 7 has also been optimized to take advantage of the new camera hardware in the iPhone 5S. New features include automatic white balance and exposure levels, autofocus matrix metering, auto-stabilization, and selecting the sharpest in a series of photos.

The iPhone 5s also features dual LED flash that Apple has branded “True Tone.” Apple says the new flash component will help address clashing color temperatures, resulting in better photos in low-light situations.

The integrated camera application also offers a new “Burst Mode,” capable of capturing up to 10 frames per second. Users can snap these shots by simply holding down the camera shutter button. The A7 chip will then analyze the burst shots and recommend which one it thinks is the best.

The upgraded camera also includes slow-motion video capture capabilities at 120 frames per second in 720p high-definition. Apple’s Camera software allows users to select which parts of a video they want at normal speed, and which parts will be slowed down.

]]>https://techzipp.wordpress.com/2013/09/11/apple-announces-iphone-5s-touch-id-fingerprint-security-64-bit-a7-cpu-new-gold-option-coming-sept-20/feed/0akhilesh91Touch IDInstall Android 4.2.2 Jelly Bean on your PChttps://techzipp.wordpress.com/2013/07/06/install-android-4-2-2-jelly-bean-on-your-pc/
https://techzipp.wordpress.com/2013/07/06/install-android-4-2-2-jelly-bean-on-your-pc/#respondFri, 05 Jul 2013 21:49:50 +0000http://techzipp.wordpress.com/?p=713Continue reading →]]>Learn2Crack is providing us with an easy tutorial on how to install Android on a PC! You don’t have to be a four-eyed geek to do so, or have a masters degree in Computers Science, all you need is a little bit of free time and the ability to follow steps 1 through 10, simple as that. Oh, and don’t worry about doing something illegal, because Android is based on Linux, which means that is has an open source. Tweak all you want, dig deep, play with the interface, install apps, change settings –everything that you can do on a phone or a tablet you can now do on your computer. So, let’s get to the nitty-gritty, or the guide on how to install Android Jelly Bean 4.2.2 on your PC:

]]>https://techzipp.wordpress.com/2013/07/06/install-android-4-2-2-jelly-bean-on-your-pc/feed/0akhilesh91Learn to install Android JellyBean (4.2.2) on a PCLearn to install Android JellyBean (4.2.2) on a PCLearn to install Android JellyBean (4.2.2) on a PCLearn to install Android JellyBean (4.2.2) on a PCLearn to install Android JellyBean (4.2.2) on a PCLearn to install Android JellyBean (4.2.2) on a PCLearn to install Android JellyBean (4.2.2) on a PCJudge accuses Apple, Google of using courts as ‘business strategy’ instead of settlinghttps://techzipp.wordpress.com/2013/04/11/judge-accuses-apple-google-of-using-courts-as-business-strategy-instead-of-settling/
https://techzipp.wordpress.com/2013/04/11/judge-accuses-apple-google-of-using-courts-as-business-strategy-instead-of-settling/#respondThu, 11 Apr 2013 17:54:33 +0000http://techzipp.wordpress.com/?p=708Continue reading →]]>Apple and Google-owned Motorola aren’t showing any signs of interest in actually settling their patent disputes, said one federal judge in Florida. Instead, the two firms are more interested in using the courts as a business strategy.

U.S. District Judge Robert Scola said in Miami on Thursday that the two firms are abusing the court system with their increasingly complex patent case, according to Bloomberg. The patent struggle between Apple and Motorola involves more than 180 claims related to 12 patents, as well as the meaning of more than 100 terms.

Each party has accused the other of infringing on patents related to wireless technologies. The initial suit was filed in 2010, but it has since grown.

“The parties have no interest in efficiently and expeditiously resolving this dispute,” Scola said in an order dated Wednesday, “they instead are using this and similar litigation worldwide as a business strategy that appears to have no end. This is not a proper use of this court.”
Using even more harsh terms, Scola’s order declined the request of the two companies that the court intervene to cut down on the complexity of the case.

“Without a hint of irony,” the order read, “the parties now ask the court to mop up a mess they made by holding a hearing to reduce the size and complexity of the case.”

The judge’s order gave the two companies four months to narrow the case’s scope on their own. Should they be unable to reach terms, Scola will then put the case on hold until he can resolve the disputes over the definitions of patent terms.

Motorola’s initial 2010 suit named the iPhone, iPod touch, and certain Macs as infringing on patents Motorola held. Those patents included 3G, GPRS, and 802.11 wireless technologies, as well as certain aspects of Apple’s antenna designs.

Apple soon responded, filing a countersuit alleging that several Motorola handsets infringed on Apple patents. Apple said Motorola’s Droid, Droid 2, Droid X, and six other smartphones infringed on six Apple patents, including “multipoint touchscreen,” “object-oriented system locator system,” and “ellipse fitting for multi-touch surfaces.”

Even as Google acquired Motorola, the patent struggle continued, with Google executives saying at the time that there were no plans to cease litigation efforts.

In January of last year, Motorola filed for an injunction, seeking to block sales of Apple’s iPhone 4S as well as Apple’s iCloud service. That suit named six patents that Apple was said to be infringing, including a “receiver having concealed external antenna” and “multiple pager status synchronization system and method.” Motorola filed that suit separately from the action begun in 2010, as it was deemed that the 2010 suit was too far along for new patents to be added.

]]>https://techzipp.wordpress.com/2013/04/11/judge-accuses-apple-google-of-using-courts-as-business-strategy-instead-of-settling/feed/0akhilesh91GoogleFormer Apple consultant says iPhone’s naming conventions send ‘weak message’https://techzipp.wordpress.com/2013/04/07/former-apple-consultant-says-iphones-naming-conventions-send-weak-message/
https://techzipp.wordpress.com/2013/04/07/former-apple-consultant-says-iphones-naming-conventions-send-weak-message/#respondSun, 07 Apr 2013 08:56:33 +0000http://techzipp.wordpress.com/?p=705Continue reading →]]>Apple is a company that prizes simplicity in nearly all things, but a former Apple adviser says the pattern the company uses to name its bestselling product is decidedly not simple and sends the wrong message about the iPhone.

Apple’s iPhone 4S

Brand consultant Ken Segall says that Apple’s naming conventions with the iPhone stray from the simplicity that typifies other aspects of the company’s marketing and operations. Since the iPhone 3GS, Apple has introduced an “S” model every other year.

“Tacking an S onto the existing model number sends a rather weak message,” Segall writes. “It says that this is our ‘off-year’ product, with only modest improvements.”
Segall worked with Apple on branding for more than a decade, serving as a creative director at Apple’s longtime ad agency TBWA/Chiat/Day and later as a consultant to Apple. Working alongside Steve Jobs’ creative team, Segall is credited with the creation of the iMac brand, as well as Apple’s Think Different campaign.

The former Apple ad man also takes issue with Apple’s apparent abandonment of the “new” naming convention it seemed to have adopted with the introduction of the third-generation iPad. The “new iPad” moniker seemed to signal a shift in naming for iOS devices, but the company never adopted it for the iPhone and appears to have dropped the practice with the fourth-generation iPad.

Segall — who has previously noted that Samsung’s ads prodding Apple and iDevice buyers seem to be having an effect — says Apple should return to a simple numbering system with its iPhones, abandoning the “S” convention entirely.

“I think it’s safe to say that if you’re looking for a new car,” Segall writes, “you’re looking for a 2013 model — not a 2012S. What’s important is that you get the latest and greatest… If it’s worthy of being a new model, it’s worthy of having its own number.”

Despite Segall’s protestations, Apple’s naming conventions don’t appear to be slowing sales of the company’s hit smartphone. Apple CEO Tim Cook has previously noted that each revision of the iPhone, regardless of name, has gone on to sell more than all of its predecessors combined.

]]>https://techzipp.wordpress.com/2013/04/07/former-apple-consultant-says-iphones-naming-conventions-send-weak-message/feed/0akhilesh91iphone 4sXOLO B700 official, packs 3450 mAh battery for INR 8,999https://techzipp.wordpress.com/2013/03/31/xolo-b700-official-packs-3450-mah-battery-for-inr-8999/
https://techzipp.wordpress.com/2013/03/31/xolo-b700-official-packs-3450-mah-battery-for-inr-8999/#respondSun, 31 Mar 2013 05:45:55 +0000http://techzipp.wordpress.com/?p=703Continue reading →]]>XOLO has officially launched it in the country. As seen on the retailer listings, the phone has been priced at INR 8,999.

XOLO B700 packs some pretty decent specifications for the given price-tag, but the main attraction of the phone is its massive 3,450 mAh battery. According to XOLO, the battery will last for 20 hours of talk time on 3G networks.

“B700 offers uninterrupted fun for longer duration because of 3450 mAh battery which offers Music Playback up to 38 hours via internal speakers and up to 86 hours via wired headset. Video Playback time is up to 9 hours while using internal speakers and up to 10.5 hours while using wired headset,” XOLO added in a press release.

The smartphone will be competing with Salora’s PowerMaxx Z1 smartphone, which recently got a price cut and Android 4.1 Jelly Bean update. The Salora phone comes with 3200 mAh battery at INR 9,999.

XOLO B700 key features:

Dual SIM [GSM+GSM]

1 GHz Dual Core Processor with PowerVR SGX531 GPU

4.3 inch display with 960x540p resolution

5 MP Primary Camera

0.3 MP Secondary Camera

512 MB RAm

4 GB Internal Memory

External memory expandable up to 32 GB

Android 4.0

3450 mAh Battery

]]>https://techzipp.wordpress.com/2013/03/31/xolo-b700-official-packs-3450-mah-battery-for-inr-8999/feed/0akhilesh91XOLO B700 official, packs 3450 mAh battery for INR 8,999iMessage ‘denial-of-service’ attack crashes devs’ iOS Messages appshttps://techzipp.wordpress.com/2013/03/31/imessage-denial-of-service-attack-crashes-devs-ios-messages-apps/
https://techzipp.wordpress.com/2013/03/31/imessage-denial-of-service-attack-crashes-devs-ios-messages-apps/#respondSat, 30 Mar 2013 18:43:23 +0000http://techzipp.wordpress.com/?p=700Continue reading →]]>A recent spate of prank texts sent to a group of iOS developers has revealed a limitation in how Apple handles data sent through its iMessage service, which in some cases can crash the app if the incoming message is too long or contains overly complex characters.

Source: The Next Web

As reported to The Next Web, iOS app developers iH8sn0w, well known for his jailbreak tool, and Grant Paul were among those targeted by a type of denial of service (DoS) attack that overwhelmed their respective Messages inboxes with a load of automatically-generated transmissions.

The two devs believe the messages to have been sent one after another from the Messages app on OS X, with a simple AppleScript effecting the barrage that prompts a victim to constantly clear notifications and text.

“What’s happening is a simple flood: Apple doesn’t seem to limit how fast messages can be sent, so the attacker is able to send thousands of messages very quickly,” Paul said.

iH8sn0w mocked up a proof-of-concept AppleScript to demonstrate how such an attack may work. If Apple doesn’t limit the influx of messages, a user’s app will quickly become filled with what amounts to piles of spam.

As vexing as a continuous string of nonsense can be, a real issue arises when extraordinarily long or complex messages are received. This can cause Messages on iOS to crash because it can’t process and display the massive amount of data correctly. According to the developers, the app will force itself to close and won’t be able to re-open because it can’t properly render the text.

While no surefire solution has been found to remedy a crashed Messages app, the publication suggests “playing around with sending a regular message, then locking the phone and activating the message notification until you’re able to time it right to delete the message thread that’s causing the problem.” Paul effectively employed this method to delete the offending text and regain control of the app.

It should be noted that if an attacker gets ahold of a user’s iMessage handle, the only option may be to disable that account temporarily. If a user’s phone number is compromised, iMessage itself might have to be turned off.

The attacker’s identity is unknown at this time, but the messages appear to have originated from a Twitter account used to sell UDIDs and provisioning profiles. Disposable email accounts were being used to send the spam, making it difficult to simply block the culprit as they can simply open another and continue the assault.

Apple has yet to issue a response to the recent development.

]]>https://techzipp.wordpress.com/2013/03/31/imessage-denial-of-service-attack-crashes-devs-ios-messages-apps/feed/0akhilesh91iMessage DoSGoogle gets patent for advanced display settings based on battery lifehttps://techzipp.wordpress.com/2013/03/31/google-gets-patent-for-advanced-display-settings-based-on-battery-life/
https://techzipp.wordpress.com/2013/03/31/google-gets-patent-for-advanced-display-settings-based-on-battery-life/#respondSat, 30 Mar 2013 18:32:42 +0000http://techzipp.wordpress.com/?p=697Continue reading →]]>This patent is a pretty cool one, because it’s finally something that’s at least a little bit different. It’s not just a patent for something that we’ve all seen, but rather Google has been granted a patent for advanced display settings based on battery life. And, “advanced” is the key word here, because we’re not just talking about brightness.

According to the new patent granted for Google, there would be three different “operating modes” that would be implemented for OLED displays based on the batterylevel. On the first level, blur and animations would be disabled. On the second level, the resolution of the display would be lowered. On the third level, the display would only show black and red colors (the most power efficient colors for OLED displays).

Should be interesting to see this in action. The question now is whether or not this tech will be folded into Android’s base. It seems likely that Google would put it into Android for all to enjoy, but we’ll have to wait and see.

]]>https://techzipp.wordpress.com/2013/03/31/google-gets-patent-for-advanced-display-settings-based-on-battery-life/feed/0akhilesh91Google gets patent for advanced display settings based on battery lifegoogle oled patentGoogle begins allowing all developers to respond to user comments and reviews on Google Playhttps://techzipp.wordpress.com/2013/01/11/google-begins-allowing-all-developers-to-respond-to-user-comments-and-reviews-on-google-play/
https://techzipp.wordpress.com/2013/01/11/google-begins-allowing-all-developers-to-respond-to-user-comments-and-reviews-on-google-play/#respondFri, 11 Jan 2013 17:48:20 +0000http://techzipp.wordpress.com/?p=695Continue reading →]]>Google is continuing to encourage the connection between developers and users and now the company behind Android has allowed developers to respond to user reviews on Google Play.

“The feature originally rolled out to top developers, and we’re gradually expanding it to additional Google Play developers,” a Google spokesperson said.

The feature first launched for top developers in June 2012, and now all developers are getting the privilege to reply to users’ comments.
Google has not officially unveiled this new functionality yet, but has instead quietly allowed devs to get in touch with users. For developers this is a chance to improve on an initially bad rating of apps, and thus polish the image of their applications. And it’s a big one as a lot of people take decisions on apps based on their user rating.

]]>https://techzipp.wordpress.com/2013/01/11/google-begins-allowing-all-developers-to-respond-to-user-comments-and-reviews-on-google-play/feed/0akhilesh91Google begins allowing all developers to respond to user comments and reviews on Google PlayGoogle begins allowing all developers to respond to user comments and reviews on Google Play